I find there is no more update events after Septermber and this forum is getting cold.

Does that mean the developers have abandon this game on iPad?

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No, I don't think it means that at all. It does mean that DoW attention may have shifted temporarily with the release of the long awaited Memoir '44 Online game. I believe that they will still support and develop the Small World iPad game!

I don't know if you saw that DoW just launched an iPad version of Ticket to Ride. I would bet a fair amount of time went into that program, and now that it's out they can direct more attention to this app. It'll come and the version that we can play right now is still a ton of fun!!

I don't know if you saw that DoW just launched an iPad version of Ticket to Ride. I would bet a fair amount of time went into that program, and now that it's out they can direct more attention to this app. It'll come and the version that we can play right now is still a ton of fun!!

Yeah, I've seen that. I have already bought it too.

But I honestly think that a (little) post from DoW crew does not ask a so great effort...

Retina support would be really low on my list though; I would say the priorities are:

1. Proper multi-player (i.e. 3, 4 and 5 players)
2. Mix of players and NPC bots in the above
3. More expansions added
4. Basic "app" stuff - e.g ability to quit a game without quitting the app, ability to see opponents turn in-line rather than upside down

However, since any or all of the above could have been done at any time in the last 18 months, is it sadly fair to assume this is now an abandoned app?

DoW has assured us before that this is not an abandoned app! They are, however, a small crew of programmers who have done some incredible work on 4 major projects recently and may not have had a lot of time for updating Small World.

I, for one, will continue to look forward to an update sometime in the near future and until that comes I will continue to enjoy the app as it is. Don't give up just yet...

They've said this, I believe, already. DoW isn't really the kind of company to drop projects, especially not projects like Small World that is doing so well and still getting large expansions for the board game like the upcoming Small World Realms expansion! I agree, it would be nice to hear something, but just because we haven't does not mean it's a dead app.

I still think we'll see things coming out for this app! But I'm ever the optimist, so mine is a 'glass-is-half-full' kind of view.

They've said this, I believe, already. DoW isn't really the kind of company to drop projects, especially not projects like Small World that is doing so well and still getting large expansions for the board game like the upcoming Small World Realms expansion! I agree, it would be nice to hear something, but just because we haven't does not mean it's a dead app.

I still think we'll see things coming out for this app! But I'm ever the optimist, so mine is a 'glass-is-half-full' kind of view.

Well... I only ask - as the last official post on this thread that mentions anything about work being done is over a year old... from May 20, 2011...

I am hopeful they haven't dropped it for other projects - but the long silence is what begged the question.

Well... I only ask - as the last official post on this thread that mentions anything about work being done is over a year old... from May 20, 2011...

I am hopeful they haven't dropped it for other projects - but the long silence is what begged the question.

I understand the desire for more information! It's hard to not know what's going on and have such a long time with nothing happening in your game of interest.

I'm not sure when they will update Small World, but I firmly believe it is still being supported. To explain the long silence, it's good to look at all of the recent activity in Days of Wonder and remember that this is a small crew working on all of this. The activity in the last year is, I believe:

And those are only the digital projects they have worked on...this list doesn't even include all of the actual board games that I'm sure the crew was part of in some way!

Basically they've been a busy bunch and they haven't just been sitting back ignoring the projects they have on the table. When they have time, or when it's on the list to complete, I suspect we'll see another update to Small World!

This is a fantastic solo playable app. I have played over 100 games and am itching for more. I have purchased all of the board games and introduced several co-workers to the game.

I would love to see multi player support for up top 5 players via gamecenter and the "be not afraid" expansion made available. I would gladly pay for both. As I would also pay for a "necromancer's island" expansion and an "underground" app. Please let me give you my money

I understand it's a small team, but this company makes enough money to hire more developers. Hell, make a Kickstarter if you have to. I'd be willing to pay up front to make this happen. I know lots of folks that would love to play this game if it had more than two players or online play. It's amazing that an app that was so well received in its inception was just abandoned out of the gate.

What are you talking about? Ticket to Ride for Mac has not been abandoned...it might have morphed some, but it's not abandoned!

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It's amazing that an app that was so well received in its inception was just abandoned out of the gate.

Again, I'm not sure what you're talking about. When this app first came out we just had the basic game...then there were some bug fixes. After a while we got the two in-app expansions that we could buy. Then some more bug fixes.

None of those indicate an app that was 'abandoned out of the gate'. Now don't get me wrong, I want to see more updates as well! I hope we see lots of expansions (and soon) but it's not fair to claim they abandoned it right away.